long stringed instrument that looked like the fuselage ... a sightless composer-performer famed for creating a new form of koto music based on Western influences. In 1953, determined to carry ...

The koto is a traditional musical instrument embedded in Japanese culture, with a long history of healing — an energy Takako ...

Koto master, Satsuki Odamura was sent to ... collaborating with various instruments and musical genres. She will be touring the country as part of Musica Viva in August, joined by French cellist ...